Ashley Grimes (footballer, born 1957)

Ashley Grimes

Personal information
Full name	Augustine Ashley Grimes
Date of birth	(1957-08-02) 2 August 1957
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder Left-back
Youth career
	Stella Maris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Bohemians		(3)
1977–1983	Manchester United	90	(10)
1983–1984	Coventry City	32	(1)
1984–1989	Luton Town	87	(3)
1989–1991	Osasuna	15	(0)
1991–1992	Stoke City	10	(1)
Total		234	(18)
International career
1978–1979	Republic of Ireland U21	6	(2)
1978–1988	Republic of Ireland	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Augustine Ashley Grimes (born 2 August 1957) is an Irish former footballer. He played for Manchester United, Coventry City, Luton Town, Stoke City and Osasuna (Spain). He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a spectacular long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982.

Career

On 8 March 1978 at Dalymount Park, Dublin, Grimes played in the first ever Republic of Ireland U21 game; he went on to win six under-21 caps, scoring two goals, both from penalty kicks. Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club. He had a trial with Manchester United in August 1972, but returned to Bohemians. After a second trial, he joined Manchester United in March 1977 for £35,000.

Between 1977 and 1983, Grimes made 107 first-team appearances and scored 11 goals for Manchester United, where he won an FA Cup-winner's medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1983 final against Brighton. He subsequently joined Coventry City for a fee of £200,000. After only one season he moved to Luton Town where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1988 he won a League Cup winners medal, coming on a substitute and crossing the ball to set up Luton's last-minute winning goal as they achieved a shock 3–2 victory over Arsenal to secure the first major trophy in their history.

In 1989 he joined Osasuna, making his La Liga debut on 8 November 1989 against Celta Vigo. Grimes played 15 games for CA Osasuna in total before returning to England to play for Stoke City where he made 15 appearances in 1991–92. He retired in May 1992 and became youth team manager at Stoke under Lou Macari and later at Huddersfield Town. He joined the coaching staff at Welsh side Colwyn Bay in February 2013.

Career statistics

Sourced from Ashley Grimes profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	1977–78	First Division	13	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	17	2
	1978–79	First Division	16	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	21	1
	1979–80	First Division	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	3
	1980–81	First Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
	1981–82	First Division	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	1982–83	First Division	16	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	21	2
	Total		90	10	5	1	6	0	6	0	107	11
Coventry City	1983–84	First Division	32	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	35	2
	Total		32	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	35	2
Luton Town	1984–85	First Division	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
	1985–86	First Division	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	1986–87	First Division	31	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
	1987–88	First Division	32	1	5	0	4	1	4	0	45	2
	1988–89	First Division	12	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		87	3	11	0	12	1	4	0	114	4
Osasuna	1989–90	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1990–91	La Liga	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Stoke City	1991–92	Third Division	10	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	15	1
	Total		10	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	15	1
Career total			234	15	16	1	21	2	15	0	286	18

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Honours

Bohemians

• League of Ireland (1): 1974–75
• League of Ireland Cup (1): 1974–75
• FAI Cup (1): 1975–76

Manchester United

• FA Cup (1): 1982–83
• FA Charity Shield (1): 1983

Luton Town

• Football League Cup (1): 1987–88

Stoke City

• Football League Trophy (1): 1991–92

External links

• Ashley Grimes at Sporting Heroes